Movies can teach us a lot about the art of listening.
A short thread of 2 movie scenes, that ends with my perspective on how we can learn to be better listeners:
A short thread of 2 movie scenes, that ends with my perspective on how we can learn to be better listeners:
Many of us learn best through examples.
And movies offer superb examples of both bad listening & good listening.
And movies offer superb examples of both bad listening & good listening.
For an example of *bad* listening, let’s learn from this epic scene from the movie, The Darkest Hour.
The setup: World War II. There are disagreements among British leadership about whether they should pursue peace talks with Germany or an all out war.
Go on, watch the scene.
The setup: World War II. There are disagreements among British leadership about whether they should pursue peace talks with Germany or an all out war.
Go on, watch the scene.
Really, watch the scene before proceeding to the next video.
For an example of *good* listening, let’s learn from this scene from the movie Wonder Woman
The setup: Diana (who will go on to become Wonder Woman) has been protected by her mother, Hippolyta. Hippolyta’s sister secretly trains Diana on the art of combat, to Hippolyta’s chagrin
The setup: Diana (who will go on to become Wonder Woman) has been protected by her mother, Hippolyta. Hippolyta’s sister secretly trains Diana on the art of combat, to Hippolyta’s chagrin
Again, watch the scene before moving on.
Now, head over to my main thread on listening, where we will
- dissect these scenes
- learn about why good listening is hard
- concrete steps we can take to become better listeners
- why it’s profoundly valuable to improve our listening ability
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- dissect these scenes
- learn about why good listening is hard
- concrete steps we can take to become better listeners
- why it’s profoundly valuable to improve our listening ability
👇🏾
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